Status monitoring system and status monitoring method for rolling device
First Claim
1. A status monitoring system to monitor a status of a rolling device, comprising:
- a contaminant water concentration monitoring device to monitor a contaminant water concentration in a lubricant oil, the contaminant water concentration monitoring device including;
an electrostatic capacitance detector to detect an electrostatic capacitance in the lubricant oil;
an oil temperature measuring instrument to detect an oil temperature in the lubricant oil;
a water concentration calculation section to calculate the contaminant water concentration in accordance with a predetermined rule from the electrostatic capacitance detected by the electrostatic capacitance detector and the oil temperature detected by the oil temperature measuring instrument;
a lubricant oil reservoir formed as a portion of a housing of the rolling device and capable of performing an oil bath lubrication; and
a measurement chamber for measurement of the electrostatic capacitance and the oil temperature inside or outside of the housing,wherein the electrostatic capacitance detector and the oil temperature measuring instrument are provided within the measurement chamber, andthe measurement chamber is formed with partitions in the case where the measurement chamber is provided inside the housing.
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Abstract
A status monitoring system for accurately determining the contaminant water concentration in a lubricant oil used in a rolling device includes a contaminant water concentration monitoring device configured to monitor the contaminant water concentration in the lubricant oil. The contaminant water concentration monitoring device includes an electrostatic capacitance detector and an oil temperature measuring instrument, which are configured to detect the electrostatic capacitance and the oil temperature of the lubricant oil, respectively, and a water concentration calculation section configured to calculate the contaminant water concentration from the detected electrostatic capacitance and oil temperature in accordance with a predetermined rule.
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1. A status monitoring system to monitor a status of a rolling device, comprising:
a contaminant water concentration monitoring device to monitor a contaminant water concentration in a lubricant oil, the contaminant water concentration monitoring device including; an electrostatic capacitance detector to detect an electrostatic capacitance in the lubricant oil; an oil temperature measuring instrument to detect an oil temperature in the lubricant oil; a water concentration calculation section to calculate the contaminant water concentration in accordance with a predetermined rule from the electrostatic capacitance detected by the electrostatic capacitance detector and the oil temperature detected by the oil temperature measuring instrument; a lubricant oil reservoir formed as a portion of a housing of the rolling device and capable of performing an oil bath lubrication; and a measurement chamber for measurement of the electrostatic capacitance and the oil temperature inside or outside of the housing, wherein the electrostatic capacitance detector and the oil temperature measuring instrument are provided within the measurement chamber, and the measurement chamber is formed with partitions in the case where the measurement chamber is provided inside the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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